The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-08-27
Established 1880.
USEFUL INFORMATION.

| contemporary on this subject Mr.. W. Housman
| says: Of the influence of the male parent upon
the breeding powers of the female offspring, we
have numerous instances in the course of any half
dozen years of average experience. Only few
| days ago case was brought under the notice of
the writer, who, passing field where man was
| attending to shearing eve with three strong
| newly-bOrn lambs, asked the man what sort of
| lambing season he was having "Verra fair" he
answered. "and with this sort in particular There's
this 'un just dropped them three, and there's her
old grandmother over yonder hedge has brought
me three lambs year for many years." In error
supposing that the relation indicated was that of
direct female lineage, and wondering whether the
triplet-breeding had skipped generation or had
been continuous, the questioner pressed for infor-
nation about the dam of the younger eve. NAY,
she were nobbut bit of an Irish VOW as ever did
newt" was the explanation amplifed thus: otis
son O. tn old 'un KEEP for toop as gets this
sort;" or, to translate into the vulgar from the
still more vulgar tongue, son of the old tripIet-
bearer kept as tup or sire for general use in the
flock, had become the father of trpet bearers from
ewes that produced only single lambs, or, at most
occasionally pairs If the sire can tbus jpcreaep
mlnlsn IL. now sne decrne OF reproducuveness
may begin is another question. 1t may be from
over-feeding, it may be from housing, from
in-and-in breeding, or from any other cause but,
having begun, may owe its continuance to the use
of sres possessing impaired powers, or of dams
which are shy or irregular breeders.
Attend to Your Horses.-The editor of the Turf
Field and Farm says the following hints on the
care of horses was taken from the Ohio VaLEey
Journal, and accords perfectly with his experience
in such matters:
"When horse refuses to drink, and coughs
after swallowing little it indicates throat or
swelling of the glands of the neck. 1t is of
the symptoms of distemper, which is prevalent at
this season. Give the horse a warm bran mash,
with one drachm of chlorate of potash in it, daily
for week or ten days. There is nothing serious
to be apprehended.
"FOr a horse which is weak in the knees, rub
the limbs briskly with a wooden cloth, then bathe
with salt and water, wipe dry, and apply a mix
ture of one pint of alcohol and one drachm of tine
ture of Spanish fly, rubbing in tablespoonful
twice day with the hand. Let the horse run in
loose stall, deeply Uttered with sawdust or dry
swamp muck, or on an earth floor. Skunk's oil,
beef brine, and other trash of the kind useless.
"Pies caused by dilatations of the blood
vessels of the lower gut or rectum and the forma-
tion of tumors In horses they are rare, and me-
lanotic tumors on the lining membrane often
confounded with them. The treatment is as fol-
lows: Give daily three ounces of Gauber salts
and common salt; also, bran and linseed mashes,
with one drachm each of sulphate of iron and
ground gentian root. If the piles appear out
wardly or there is much irritation, and the horse
rubs the tail, inject one ounce of solution of
drachm of sugar of lead in pint of water.
ga horse can be fed on grain and bran, if he is
not overfed. These foods are concentrated, and
need to be given with caution. Cottonseed meal
is not safe food, but the whole seed, if quite free
from lint may be given"
Carbolic Acid and Insects.-This is the season
for insects of all kinds, and the London Lancet of
late date contains the following recipe: Many
people do not know how easily they can protect
themselves and their children against the bites of
gnats and other insects. Weak carbolic acid
sponged on the skin and hair, and in some cases
the clothing, will drive away the whole tribe. A
great many children and not few adults are tor
mented throughout the whole summer by minute
enemies. We know persons who are afraid of pic
MICS and even of their gardens on this account.
Clothing is an imperfect protection, for we have
seen a child whose foot and ankle had been stung
through the stocking so seriously that for days
she could not wear leather shoe. All this can
be avoided according to our experience, and that
we believe of many others, by carbolic acid judi
ciousy used. The safest plan is to keep a satu-
rated solution of the acid. The solution cannot
contain more than six or seven per cent, and it
may be added to water until the latter smells
strongly. This may readily, and with perfect
safety, be applied with a sponge We have no
doubt that horses and cattle could be protected in
the same way from the flies, which sometimes
nearly madden them.
Cure for the Poison Iry.-The following was
sent to the Phila. Times by prominent ply
sician: Seeing numerous cases noted ofpoisoning
by ground ivy, it is fitting that the same medium
be used in sending the antidote broadcast the
land. This certain specific is known to the medi-
cal profession by the scientific name chelidonium,
or in common parlance ceandine. This herb
grows in waste places and flowers from May to
September (for description see United States Dis
pensatory) The parts used are the leaves, stems
and all that portion above ground, and in the fol-
lowing manner: Bruise thoroughly; cook with
lard so as to produce salve, and apply locally,
or rub the yellow -colcred milk juice, which can be
pressed out of the parts mentioned, and apply di-
rectly to the poisoned surface. 1t is a strange
dspensation of nature but nevertheless true that
the antidote can always be found in proximity to
the poison ivy.
Ho,o to Tell Horses Age.-The Farm Journal
says "At two years old, colt sheds two centre
nippers at three years old, colt sheds the adjoin-
ing teeth; at four years old, colt sheds outer or
corner teeth at five years old, bride tooth is up
and six years cups leave two centre teeth below;
at years old, cups leave adjoining teeth; at
eight years DID, cups leave outer or corner teeth;
at nine years old, cups leave two centre nippers
above; at ten years old, cups leave adjoining
teeth at twelve years past groove in inside of
the bride tooth disappears in horse. Mares very
seldom have them. When they do, no criterion
to be guided BY"
The Smell of Paper Money.-In speaking of a
recent defalcation at the Troy, N. Y. postofice,
gentleman said: at is never safe to incose an
old bill in an envelope to be sent by mail. Why"
said he, "men who are experts can tell whether
letter contains money or not simply by the sense
of SMELL If you will notice an old greenback, it
has peculiar smell about it that can readily be
perceived, even if it be inclosed within letter.
1t is better to send registered letter a postal
note, or, if you inclose bill be sure it is new
one. That will not SMELL"
Good Aduice.-Mrs. Rose Terry Cooke says that
if American women wish to be healthy they must
learn to live in fresh air. She advises them to
open their windows, wear flannel night gowns,
and take jug of hot water to bed if they be cold,
but never to sleep with closed windows. Air all
their clothes and their room daily, eat simple and
wholesome food, wear homeless waists and button
their skirts on them, and take the heels off their
boots.
To Cure Fever.-A subscriber of the ". J. MIR
ror writes that onion drafts, made of crushed
onions in small thin muslin bags and applied to
the soles of the feet will cure any of fever
known. He also claims that a fever patient is
cooled off by being frequently washed in warm
water in which small piece of washing soda has
been dissolved.
Pretended Road Mendino-What folly it is, to